A.P. Giannini Foundation Helps Cancer Researcher Fulfill a Vow
By Scot Macdonald Dr. Kuo stands before banks of Zebrafish tanks, which he uses to seek improved treatments for Ewing sarcoma. (Photo by Dr. Julia Ma) ... Read More »
USC-supported startup receives major grant for clinical trial of a promising eye treatment
A $12.4 million award from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is the latest round of support for USC researcher Mark Humayun. It also represents a milestone for ... Read More »
$12 million grant funds foundational research on early liver transplantation
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC received funding from the National Institutes of Health for a sweeping seven-year study of early liver transplantation for alcohol-associated ... Read More »
Breaking the Sound Barrier: Dr. Ksenia Gnedeva’s Transformative Research on Growth and Regeneration in the Inner Ear Sensory Organs
By: Michelle Meyers Photo Credit: Chris Shinn Some children dream of growing up to be a ballerina or an astronaut, but Ksenia Gnedeva, Ph.D. always ... Read More »
Linked through mission, L.A. and USC bring medicine and housing to the homeless via Street Medicine
A “fireside chat” between USC President Carol L. Folt and Mayor Karen Bass reinforces the university’s collaborative work with the city in a united quest to care for ... Read More »
ALS and frontotemporal dementia show origins in utero, according to evidence from mice and patient-derived stem cells
By Cristy Lytal (Image by Eric Hendricks/Ichida Lab) Even though neurodegenerative diseases often strike in middle age or later, patients could have structural differences in their ... Read More »
Keck School of Medicine of USC names new senior associate dean and chief operations and finance officer
Rebecca Brusuelas-James joins USC’s medical school after successful tenure at UC Irvine. By Hope Hamashige Rebecca Brusuelas-James, a respected administrator from University of California, Irvine, has been named ... Read More »
Older adults with mild cognitive impairment may struggle with everyday decision making
Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC found that the condition, which can be a precursor to dementia, was linked to worse decision-making abilities. By Zara ... Read More »
USC Stem Cell mouse studies tune into hearing regeneration
By Cristy Lytal Rows of sensory hearing cells (green) next to supporting cells (red) in the inner ear of a mouse (Image by John Duc Nguyen and ... Read More »